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embarkation

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embarkation [‚em‚bär′kā·shən]
(ordnance)
The loading of troops with their supplies and equipment into ships or aircraft.
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By way of escort, he would accompany Cerre to the point of embarkation, and then make an autumnal hunt in the Crow country.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
Several artisans were likewise to sail in the ship, for the supply of the colony; but the most peculiar and characteristic part of this motley embarkation consisted of thirteen Canadian "voyageurs,"who had enlisted for five years.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
The usual place of embarkation was half a mile from the house, but I had an intimate conviction that, wherever Flora might be, she was not near home.
Turn Of The Screw by James, Henry View in context
 
 
 
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